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Federal budget imbalance
By Citizens for Public Justice
March 23, 2011Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said āLeadership is about finding a balance between needs,ā but unfortunately he delivered a budget that ignored the needs of Canadians. Budget 2011 revealed that the governmentās priorities are vastly different than the priorities of Canadians. While Canadians want and need a response to social and environmental deficits, Budget 2011 offered a jobs-based approach to economic recovery, a few social policy crumbs, and more āboutique taxes.ā Budget 2011 was rich in rhetoric and poor in action, proposing tinkering rather than real change.
Federal budget fails to address real needs of Canadians
By Citizens for Public Justice
March 23, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa, ON: March 23, 2011 – Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is disappointed that the federal budget did not address the real needs of Canadians, ignoring the social and environmental deficits.āThis budget offers tinkering instead of real change,ā said Joe Gunn, executive director. āInstead of a poverty elimination strategy, the government is pursuing a jobs-based approach to recovery that just isnāt sufficient.ā
Shallow Government Response to Poverty Report, says CPJ
By Citizens for Public Justice
March 10, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa, ON: āMonday March 7, 2011 – This afternoon, the federal government released its response to the Parliamentary report Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards Reducing Poverty in Canada. And with it, Citizens for Public Justiceās hope for Ottawa to meaningfully engage in poverty reduction efforts evaporated.
A Time for Inspired Leadership and Action
By Citizens for Public Justice
March 9, 2011March 2011
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Interfaith declaration for federal action on poverty in Canada.
Letter to Minister Diane Finley
By Citizens for Public Justice
November 30, 2010November 2010
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Letter to Minister Diane Finley encouraging a response to the House of Commons committee study on the federal role in addressing poverty
Quality Care, Quality Choices: Backgrounder & position paper
By Citizens for Public Justice
November 24, 2010Press Release: CPJ praises vision of Parliamentary Committee
By Citizens for Public Justice
November 18, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa, ON:Ā November 18, 2010 –Ā Citizens for Public Justice applauds the Parliamentary Committee on Human Resources and Skills Development (HUMA) for their resounding endorsement of the need for a federal poverty reduction plan.
Poverty is about more than money. It is a complex issue that requires a comprehensive approach that addresses housing, childcare and social exclusion ā in addition to living wages and income supports.Ā CPJĀ was very pleased to see an understanding of this complexity in āFederal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards Reducing Poverty in Canada,ā theĀ HUMAĀ Committee report released this afternoon.
Press Release: Government fails to offer constructive response on poverty
By Citizens for Public Justice
September 28, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON: September 27, 2010 –Ā According to official statistics, at least 3.4 million Canadians live in poverty. As a result of the recent recession, and according to CPJās May 2010 research report, Bearing the Brunt, however, the real number is substantially higher. Earlier this year, the Senate unanimously approved a groundbreaking report…
Economic and Social Deficits: 2010 pre-budget submission
By Citizens for Public Justice
August 16, 2010Download the brief